Manganvesuvianite and Andradite Garnet

Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari Mn fields, South Africa
Small Cabinet, 6.1 x 4.3 x 2.4 cm
Start Time: 08/14/2011 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 08/30/2011 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Choice cluster of sharp, incredibly lustrous crystals of Manganvesuvianite, sprinkled with wonderfully contrasting red Andradite Garnets. The largest of the Manganvesuvianites is 1.7 cm long, and many of the others, equally lustrous and eye-catching, are distrubuted in exposed, easily-seen seams crossing the specimen. Super-aesthetic miniature of this rare variety of Vesuvianite.

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